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perpendicle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-pen-di-cle
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that hangs down, especially straight down, such as a plumb line.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English perpendicle, from Latin perpendiculum, from per + pendere (“to hang”). Compare French perpendicule.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: perpendicle, perpendiculum

Usage

Inflected Forms

perpendicles (plural)

Questions

What does perpendicle mean?
Something that hangs down, especially straight down, such as a plumb line.
Where does perpendicle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce perpendicle

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